concentration

B1 Topic:Chemistry

US /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌkɒn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #6525

Meanings

1

noun
the ability to give all your attention to something

The noise outside made concentration impossible.
2

noun
a large amount of something gathered in one place

There is a high concentration of factories in this area.
3

noun
the amount of a substance contained in a liquid or mixture

The concentration of salt in the water was very high.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the ability to give all... immersion

2 noun · a large amount of something... density

Word family

Forms concentrations

Derived forms bioconcentrationconcentrationalcryoconcentrationdeconcentrationhaemoconcentrationhemoconcentrationhyperconcentrationleukoconcentrationmasconnonconcentrationoverconcentrationpreconcentration

Related forms salinity

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Phrases (1)

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molar concentration
the amount of dissolved substance in moles per liter of solution

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From New Latin concentrātiō (“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place; (1659) extraction or separation of one or more of the metals present in an alloy”). Compare French concentration, Spanish concentración, Italian concentrazione (last quarter of 16th century). Equivalent to concentrate + -ion. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ate + -ion.

concentrātiō la-new

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# concentration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒn.sənˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 6525

## Meanings
1. the ability to give all your attention to something
2. a large amount of something gathered in one place
3. the amount of a substance contained in a liquid or mixture

## Examples
- The noise outside made concentration impossible.
- There is a high concentration of factories in this area.
- The concentration of salt in the water was very high.

## Derived Forms
- bioconcentration
- concentrational
- cryoconcentration
- deconcentration
- haemoconcentration
- hemoconcentration
- hyperconcentration
- leukoconcentration
- mascon
- nonconcentration
- overconcentration
- preconcentration

## Related Forms
- salinity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: concentrātiō

## Etymology
From New Latin concentrātiō (“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place; (1659) extraction or separation of one or more of the metals present in an alloy”). Compare French concentration, Spanish concentración, Italian concentrazione (last quarter of 16th century). Equivalent to concentrate + -ion. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
concentration is a noun. It is from New Latin concentrātiō (“(1550) action or an act of coming together at a single place; (1659) extraction or separation of one or more of the metals present in an alloy”). Compare French concentration, Spanish concentración, Italian concentrazione (last quarter of 16th century). Equivalent to concentrate + -ion. By surface analysis, con- + centre + -ate + -ion. Historical forms in the chain include concentrātiō (la-new). Current senses include the ability to give all your attention to something, a large amount of something gathered in one place, and the amount of a substance contained in a liquid or mixture. Derived forms include bioconcentration, concentrational, cryoconcentration, deconcentration, and haemoconcentration. Related words include salinity.

## Topics
- Chemistry
- Abstract Ideas

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